Portsmouth Middle School

ARRA Funding for 21st Century Classroom

Due Date: Friday November 6 2009

NH ARRA grant website

This Wiki has been set up as a tool for us to collaborate online on the grant proposal. Please feel free to explore it and start learning this 21st century tool for collaboration. In order for this to be a dynamic document we need everyone to participate, collaborate, to comment and to add content to this document.

Important Dates:

Susan Birrell has been able to arrange for vendors to come to Portsmouth Middle School to do presentations on their products. Please add the following dates to your calendar:

Tuesday October 13
Time: 2:15 pm
Place: Val Howards Room
Presenter: Einstruction
Einstruction will present the "Interwritemobi", a wireless tablet with an integrated student response system. They will also discuss what solutions and software they have for the Math Curriculum.
Check out their website for a preview of their products! Interwritemobi

Tuesday October 20
Time: 2:15 pm
Place: Val Howards Room
Presenter: Promethean Boards
Promethean's reseller Green Pages will come by to do a presentation on their interactive white board.
Check out their website for a preview of their products! Promethean

Monday October 26
Time: 2:15 pm
Place: Val Howards Room
Presenter: RM Education
RM education will showcase their "whole class teaching solutions" that are aligned with Middle School Math standards. "Discover ways to engage and inspire students with the challenges of mathematics"
Check out their website for a preview of their products! RM Education

Don't forget
1-to-1 Computing in the Classroom with Netbooks & Web 2.0 Resources

Thursday October 22

Time: 8:30 to 3:30
Place: SERESC Conference Center, 20 Commerce Drive , Bedford, NH
A place for us to meet with vendors and get hands on experience on a variety of hardware and software that is out there.